Emily Dickinson Lexicon

frame, n. [ON frame, furtherance, advancement, or OE fram, forward, from; see frame, v.] (webplay: house).

1. Appearance; aspect; [fig.] gown; clothes; dress; robe.
2. Support; enclosing structure; [fig.] anatomy; human body; mortal physique.
3. Coffin; wooden box.
4. Structure; wooden form of a house; timbers of an edifice fitted and joined.